The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A House of Commons committee is calling for repeal of a provision that allows Canada’s spy agency to violate constitutional rights in the name of disrupting threats. In a report today, the Liberal-dominated public safety committee also recommends requiring a judge’s approval for any Canadian Security Intelligence […]
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The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his embattled defence minister endured a withering question-period offensive yesterday as opposition MPs accused Harjit Sajjan of “stolen valour” for overstating his role in planning a 2006 battle in Afghanistan. Opposition parties trained their sights squarely on Sajjan, who apologized again […]
The Canadian Press TOFINO, B.C.–Two people are dead while three others were treated and released from hospital yesterday after a fishing boat went down off the west coast of Vancouver Island near the remote tourist community of Tofino. All five people on board the vessel were taken to shore yesterday […]
The Canadian PressJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–The Ontario government is promising to soon make an abortion pill free for all women in the province. Mifegymiso, known as RU-486 outside of Canada, is a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol. After years of study, Health Canada approved its use as a […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Daniel Derksen was, by all accounts, the model of perfect health. Then one day, he complained about stomach pains and went to see a doctor. He died four months later–the result of an aggressive cancerous tumour that didn’t respond to chemotherapy, radiation, or multiple surgeries. He […]
The Canadian Press QIKIQTARJUAQ, Nunavut–A teacher in a remote Nunavut community is trying to buy and build a greenhouse in the hopes he and his students can cut the sky-high costs of healthy eating in the north. “We’re at almost 24-hour daylight here now so for the next five months, […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Trudeau government is backing down from some of its most controversial proposals for reforming the way the House of Commons operates in the face of opposition filibustering that has tied parliamentary business in knots for weeks. Government House leader Bardish Chagger has written to her […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Canada Post and renowned architect Moshe Safdie have unveiled a stamp depicting the city’s famous “Habitat 67” housing complex to celebrate the 150th year of Confederation. Safdie presented the commemorative stamp today inside the Habitat building he designed for Montreal’s Expo 67, which had its opening ceremony […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Kevin O’Leary may be gone from the Conservative leadership race but he doesn’t intend to let himself be forgotten. Instead, the reality TV star and businessman said merger talks were held yesterday between his campaign and Maxime Bernier’s to solidify a plan for the pair to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Military officials say they have moved this year to force out 77 service members found guilty of sexual misconduct. Many of the cases are older and none of the members have been released yet, as their files go through what the military says is due process. But […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–Federal civil servants will be reimbursed for hiring tax accountants to sort through their pay problems and departments will be allowed to re-hire laid-off payroll employees, the federal government said yesterday as it tried to bail out its sinking Phoenix pay system. A high-powered cabinet committee […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee LONGUEUIL, Que.–Money earmarked for space development in this year’s federal budget will go to two projects that could have lasting impacts on Earth and beyond, the federal government announced yesterday. One of them involves a radar instrument that would be used to study the surface and […]
